“Pandemic Parenting” Moments to be Displayed on the Manhattan Bridge

Photo Courtesy of Andy Lin

“Pandemic Parenting” Moments to be Displayed on the Manhattan Bridge

The Dumbo Improvement District is teaming up with Photoville to celebrate moments of pandemic parenting in NYC on the Manhattan Bridge. The exhibit, named At Home Heroes: An Homage to Parenting Through a Pandemic in NYC, will light up the Manhattan Bridge with pictures of the changes in parenting that have occurred as a result of the pandemic.

Parents have found themselves becoming teachers while working from home. They have had to come up with new and innovative ways to keep kids engaged and busy while staying inside. This new workload, on top of their jobs and other workloads, has taken a toll on every parent. Still, they continue to work on it and improve it for the sake of their children. This display will recognize their sacrifice, and thank parents for everything they’ve done in quarantine.

These 65 by 40 feet pictures will honor the surrender of time and energy that parents have shown as a result of COVID-19 entering into our lives. The display will be available for viewing on Mother’s Day (May 9th) to Father’s Day (June 20th) from dusk until 10 pm. You’ll be able to enjoy the images best from the Pearl Street Triangle. For more details about location and times check out their website here.

Submit Your Photos Now

You can be a part of this display and honor your caregiver now. Dumbo Improvement District is currently calling on people to submit their photos of pandemic parenting for the Manhattan Bridge exhibit later this year. These pictures can be of any caregiver during this pandemic including a mother, father, parent, stepparent, grandparent, other family member, guardian, nanny, or babysitter. Anyone who has had made a difference in a child’s experience during the pandemic is eligible to be honored. These pictures need to be from between March 2020 and March 2021 in order to qualify.

Feel free to send in as many different heroes as you can with the best pictures you can find! The deadline to submit your photos is April 2nd. You can fill out the application for photos here.

The Music Institute of Long Island

Established in 1990, the Music Institute of Long Island (MILI) is a classical music school staffed by exceptional instructors from many of the most prestigious conservatories and graduate music schools in the United States and Europe. Long Island&rsquo;s foremost musical academies, its instrumental programs include violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone and voice classes. MILI has been voted # 1 BEST MUSIC SCHOOL Consistently.&nbsp; They teach the Traditional, Suzuki, and ABRSM methods. Students participate in All-National, All-Eastern, All-State, youth orchestras, and score highly in NYSSMA and Royal Academy Music Festivals. First prize winners of competitions earn solos at Carnegie Hall and with orchestras. MILI offers Fall/Spring semesters plus Summer Sessions. Semesters include 15-17 weeks of private lessons, solo recitals with a final GALA Concert featuring chamber music. About the Directors: Carol &amp; Geri Kushner: The sisters are violinists, violists, chamber coaches &amp; performers. They believe in instilling the love of music, &nbsp;fostering proficiency, success, confidence &amp; believe all MILI students achieve success. Degrees BM, MM (+), K-12 certifications, attended Manhattan School of Music, Queens College &amp; Stonybrook University.They have been adjunct professors at Syracuse University, Aaron Copland School of Music Pre-College &amp; Five Towns Colleges, Stonybrook University &amp; have taught in L.I. public schools.

The Ailey School – First Steps and Bounding Boys

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Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.